10 years ago Leonard Cohen started his Worldtour in Fredericton (Canada) on 11th May of 2008. The day after he performed a 5 evening – week in Halifax
THE DATES:
12. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (First Night)
13. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Second Night)
15. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Third Night)
16. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Fourth Night)
17. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Fifth Night)
THE BAND:
Roscoe Beck – bass & vocal (Musical Director)
Alexandru Bublitchi – violin
Rafael Gayol – drums & percussion
Neil Larsen – keyboard, accordion, brass instruments
Javier Mas – acoustic guitar, oud & misc string instruments
Sharon Robinson – vocal
Dino Soldo – now in a stand-by position
Mitch Watkins – guitar
Charlie and Hattie Webb, The Webb Sisters – vocal, guitar, harp
The Setlists:
12-May-08, Halifax, NS, Canada Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/ First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) Closing Time/ (letzte Zugabe) I Tried To Leave You
13-May-08, Halifax, NS, Canada Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/ First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) That Don’t Make It Junk/ (letzte Zugabe) Closing Time/ I Tried To Leave You
15-May-08, Halifax, NS, Canada Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) That Don’t Make It Junk/ (letzte Zugabe) Closing Time/ I Tried To Leave You
16-May-08, Halifax, NS, Canada Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ A Thousand Kisses Deep (poem)./ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/ First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) That Don’t Make It Junk/ Closing Time/ (letzte Zugabe) I Tried To Leave You
17-May-08, Halifax, NS, Canada Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ A Thousand Kisses Deep (poem)/ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/ First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) That Don’t Make It Junk/ Closing Time/ (letzte Zugabe) I Tried To Leave You
Quick snippet from „Closing Time“
and another one of „First We Take Manhattan“